Day two: Bodyguard and other help is just one step away

Day Two

So I felt that I should continue on to see how the apostles in America continue to act and see what things I could learn from them. So I was reading in 3 Nephi 28 and something hit me about their ministry. They all had alined their will to Christ's and they went forth to teach their people, but as they went through to teach they had many trials such as being cast in prisons, furnaces, and pits(both with and with out animals). But it says nothing could hold them and no harm came to them and none of those things could hold them. And many people were able to hear the words and were blessed. When I thought about it they had so much success and they had so much protection how? How did these amazing blessing come about? It was because they alined their will with God's and so by acting on their desires they acted on God's and thus they were protected!

 I find it amazing that many times in my life I have asked how can I get such help or how can I be able to be guided to do the Lord's will and it is as simple as alining my will with His. To think not my will but thine be done. I know that aline all of our will to God's is a big task, but can we for one day aline our will with his one something as keeping in communication with him all day? or letting someone that day know that they are loved? start with one thing until you have a good handle with it and then add another thing with it. line upon line. 

Day one: What matters most?

Day one: what matters most? 

When I was reading in the Book of Mormon today I was reading the account where Christ comes to the americas, fulfills prophesies, establish his gospel and church like he did in Jerusalem (Christ comes in the 3 Nephi 11-26) He sets up his church just like he
did on Jerusalem with his 12 apostles. After he leaves there are still some questions by many of the church. The apostles pray and fast that they may receive answers and one of the question they had was what should the name of the church be, The savior responds by saying "And the Lord said unto them: Verily, verily, I say unto you, why is it that the people should murmur and dispute because of this thing?.... And how be it my church  save it be called in my name? For if a church be called in Moses’ name then it be Moses’ church; or if it be called in the name of a man then it be the church of a man; but if it be called in my name then it is my church, if it so be that they are built upon my gospel." But then he goes on to explain what matters most and that is what is the gospel

 "Behold I have given unto you my gospel, and this is the gospel which I have given unto you—that I came into the world to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me.

 14 And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross, that I might draw all men unto me, that as I have been lifted up by men even so should men be lifted up by the Father, to stand before me, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—

 15 And for this cause have I been lifted up; therefore, according to the power of the Father I will draw all men unto me, that they may be judged according to their works.

 16 And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my Father at that day when I shall stand to judge the world.

 17 And he that endureth not unto the end, the same is he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can no more return, because of the justice of the Father." 

I feel that in this life we often times focus on such a little thing and not on the bit thing at hand. When we focus on the little things in our lives that are most important then we will be able to find the most happy and the most purpose in this life. We need not worry about the things that matter less, and we need to focus on what matters most!

30 days, That is nothing.

If you can't tell by now I am a christian, a follower of Christ. And more specifically I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Typically I tell stories that have help me see how God works in the world around me and how He works in my own life. This is going to be a day by day entry of things that hit me that I read in the scriptures and things that God has brought to my mind. Just a little intro to my beliefs, A a member of the LDS Church we do believe that the the Book of Mormon is another witness of Jesus Christ and is the record of the people in the Americas (the link explains more), we also believe that the Bible is the word of God. We believe that both go hand in hand that the doctrine that they teach and we study from both of them. So when I share scriptures they will be from either of those sources or from both. Also I do be in revelation which is the insight or guidance from God about your life and knowledge about Him  and his son our savior. So I hope that these post will not only help me but will help someone out that is struggling. Because I know that he is there and that he cares about us, I know that He wants you to live your life the best you can. And I know that if we turn to Him, He will be there with open arms. I also know that the only way for salvation and going to heaven is through our Savior and by the price that he paid for our sins and dying on the cross for us.  

I know he loves us all an that we can draw closer to him! 

Learning How to Swim

I am active in my church an yesterday I was asked to talk in my church about the importance of scripture study. As I was preparing this talk a thought came to my mind. Thought I had was of how we can receive insight into our life, we often times want something all at once. But that is not how it happens. It comes to us little by little. You don't build a house all at once, you do it step by step.

Some of you may have read that I am a swim coach I coach three different age groups of kids, and the other day they were telling me how they all wanted to swim some new strokes like Butterfly and Breaststroke. But I had to explain to them that we need to keep working on the little things like kicking, and drills until we are able to do the whole stroke. I found a video to show how some of my swimmer look when they swim.

All of my swimmers want to be like Michael Phelps, but they do not understand it take time and train on the small things until you are able to be as good as that. I have seen in my life that is just how I am. I look at my life and say I want to be out of college and I want to be progressing more in my life. But as one of the church leaders in my church stated and he gave an example in this video to help us understand how we can gain insight into our lives and how it comes one step at a time.

Often time we may feel a little lost but if we take the time to turn to the higher power that we believe in and as we are doing the things that we need to be doing then he will guide us into the paths that are best for us, and they may not the paths we had in plan. But that is when the phrase "Thy will be done" comes into play. He knows what we are in need of, now we just need to trust him. That is a hard thing for me to do, but I am learning how to do.